RIKEN researchers have demonstrated the protective effects of a specific genetic mutation against Alzheimer's disease in ...

They found that they could only transmit cancer to mice that had a specific mutation ... the mouse is by far the most common research mammal in the world. Initially, the focus was on the study of ...

However, progress towards therapies and prenatal diagnosis of mtDNA diseases has been severely impeded by the lack of a mouse model of mtDNA ... Where there is a point mutation difference between ...

A new model mouse for the neurodegenerative disorder has helped uncover the protective mechanism of a genetic mutation Figure 1: A micrograph showing inflammatory responses in the cortex of the new ...